A man appeared before magistrates yesterday charged with helping court escapee Jason McInerney flee following his dramatic breakout on Friday.

Dennis Skeete, 54, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court yesterday facing two charges, one of aiding and abetting Jason McInerney to escape custody and also of perverting the course of justice.

Skeete, of Maya Place, North London, is accused of blocking the path of a police officer trying to catch the 20-year-old, on trial for attempted murder, after he and two co-defendants fled Reading Crown Court.

McInerney’s co-accused Kirk McInerney and Martin Carty were caught by police but Jason McInerney was still on the run as the Evening Post went to press.

Skeete was remanded in custody to appear at Reading Crown Court on Thursday, March 27.